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November 21, 2012
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Burundi: Resettling Refugees - More to It Than Just Land
More than half a million Burundian refugees have returned home over the last 10 years as the effects of a 2000 peace accord took hold. Many have returned to their land, and most... Read more »
November 01, 2012
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Burundi: Burundi's Bumpy Road to the 2015 Polls [analysis]
The two billion US dollars pledged by donors on 30 October to support Burundi's development sounds like a ringing endorsement of the central African country's progress from civil... Read more »
October 19, 2012
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Burundi: Towards Greater Food Security
Burundi, despite being potentially self-sufficient in food, has the highest level of hunger of all the 79 countries listed in the 2012 Global Hunger Index, published earlier this... Read more »
October 15, 2012
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Burundi: Burundi-Tanzania - a Troubled Homecoming
The imminent return of more than 35,000 Burundians from Tanzania poses major logistical challenges to aid agencies and the densely populated country they fled amid civil war almost... Read more »
August 31, 2012
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Tanzania: Burundians Lose Refugee Status
After years of resisting voluntary repatriation efforts, tens of thousands of Burundians in Tanzania now face a deadline to leave by the end of 2012, following a decision to put a... Read more »
July 04, 2012
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Africa: Older People Face Greater Burdens
When violence broke out in Kenya in 2008 after a disputed presidential poll, 71-year-old Magdalene Njeri's hometown of Kericho in Rift Valley Province was one of the areas most... Read more »
March 20, 2012
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Burundi: Birth Registration Campaign Targets Tens of Thousands
An estimated 1.5 million children in Burundi are without birth certificates with those under five missing out on free medical care, but a nationwide campaign currently under way to... Read more »
February 29, 2012
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Burundi: Homeless Seek Permanent Solutions
Hundreds of families forced from their homes in the 1990s, as well as former refugees, who are living in informal settlements on the outskirts of Bujumbura, the capital, are... Read more »
February 24, 2012
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Tanzania: Refugees Face Mounting Pressure to Go Home
Pressure is mounting on tens of thousands of Burundian nationals who fled to Tanzania during the civil war in the early 1990s to return home, despite their reluctance to leave. Read more »
February 22, 2012
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Burundi: Rain-Displaced Need Urgent Aid
At least 2,000 people displaced by recent torrential rains in the area of Gatumba, on the outskirts of Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, need food and shelter, say officials. Read more »
January 27, 2012
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Burundi: Fears of Looming Food Shortage
There are fears of a looming food shortage in Burundi after heavy rains damaged two successive harvests, say officials. Read more »
November 30, 2011
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Burundi: A New Rebellion?
Amid growing concerns about a wave of political assassinations in Burundi, a former police officer has announced the formation of a new armed group, with the aim of overthrowing a... Read more »
September 21, 2011
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Burundi: Massacre of 41 Took Place in Climate of 'Constant Violence'
The massacre of 41 people in a bar near Bujumbura on 18 September was one of the most deadly incidents in Burundi in recent years but it took place in a climate of constant... Read more »
September 14, 2011
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Burundi: A Dozen Killed in Cholera Outbreak
Burundian health officials are battling to control a cholera outbreak that has killed 12 people and infected 600 others since August. Read more »
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